Long before I  ever planned a trip to Thailand I was told by friends I had to go to Phi Phi.  So as my last week of traveling was&n…

Of the many days I have spent in Bangkok this might have been the best day.  It did not start out this way though.&nbs…

We really dreaded this day as we had to get back onto the Malaysian train.  Our first experience was not so good so we prepared better…

It is getting harder and harder to write this as I keep putting it off.  Hard to believe it already has been 3 months since I was in S…

This place really grew on me.  Singapore reminds me of many Japanese cities it that it is clean and the transit works well.  My only prob…

Relief the train ride is over.  Just before we arrive at the Singapore station Malaysian officials come onto the train to st…

The morning began way too early for a morning when on vacation.  We got up near 4 in the morning and took the shuttle to the ferry.  …

My one day adventure with the rental car was over.  Benny was not going to let me drive again for the rest of the trip.  The hotel …

I might have made my funniest travel mistake for me, ever.  The day before we walk around the hotel neighborhood and I wanted to e…

To decide where to got to next we used the very procedure of random pointing.  Basically we opened our guide book to the Malaysian section…

Boy did I screw up the planning on this day.  We did plan on going to KL but we had wanted to go either by train or bu…

A few days before all three of us were in Siam Paragon shopping center and had gone to visit Siam Ocean World, on the bottom floor of the buildin…

Nothing too exciting for the next couple of days.  Unless you call relaxing on the beach, drinking beer and taking the occasional swim in the oc…

Not too bad place. During the day it is great as you are crawling distance of the beach. At night is gets a bit noisy because it is between the roa…

Morning time and it we were off to the the Eastern Bus Station, sometimes called Ekamai Station.  To get to Ko Samet you ride a bus fr…

Like I said we spent the last few days relaxing and just socializing.  Thai's are very social people and it is not uncommon for …

Go here if you want cheap but a real hotel in a quite area. Take about 15 minutes by taxi to get to the Skytrain. In 2009 the location will be grea…

In the morning I got up and was ready to see my girlfriend in Bangkok, where she lives.  I still had a lot of traveling to do before I got t…

Woke late today well rested and ready to walk my shoes off.  I wanted to wander around Namba and the bordering nieghbourhoods and then off t…

Started the day in Tokyo and felt like home.  The morning broke with overcast weather and light rain.  Prefect for someone from V…

Before heading back Nagoya Station I got up early, only slightly hungover, and explored the region around my hotel.  I was quite weary b…

This day started out a bit poorly.  I was ready for my first ever day in Tokyo alone but I could not find my camera.  I torn through my…

Not sure why I have such an attraction to this country but I seem to be drawn to here.  I have a bunch of Japanese friends here in Vancouver and…

Decent location. Normally the price of this place would be considered expensive but this is Tokyo and for this city it is good value. The only trou…

One of the better hostels I have stayed in. Clean inside with a large kitchen and public areas. Only trouble was the highway was very loud.

If you have read some of my other posts you will know my love of hockey is often combined with my love of travel.  Since I was going to be spe…